EP1613488B1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur behandlung von komponenten eines rades - Google Patents

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EP1613488B1
EP1613488B1 EP04742450.2A EP04742450A EP1613488B1 EP 1613488 B1 EP1613488 B1 EP 1613488B1 EP 04742450 A EP04742450 A EP 04742450A EP 1613488 B1 EP1613488 B1 EP 1613488B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C23/00—Devices for measuring, signalling, controlling, or distributing tyre pressure or temperature, specially adapted for mounting on vehicles; Arrangement of tyre inflating devices on vehicles, e.g. of pumps or of tanks; Tyre cooling arrangements
    • B60C23/02—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure
    • B60C23/04—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure mounted on the wheel or tyre
    • B60C23/0408—Signalling devices actuated by tyre pressure mounted on the wheel or tyre transmitting the signals by non-mechanical means from the wheel or tyre to a vehicle body mounted receiver
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C25/00—Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres
    • B60C25/01—Apparatus or tools adapted for mounting, removing or inspecting tyres for removing tyres from or mounting tyres on wheels
    • B60C25/05—Machines
    • B60C25/132—Machines for removing and mounting tyres

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  • the present invention relates to a method for carrying out a treatment on an assembly comprising at least two components of the group comprising a rim, a tire capable of being mounted on said rim and a safety support intended to support at least partially a tread of said pneumatic under conditions of reduced or no pressure.
  • the invention also relates to a device and a machine for carrying out the method.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a method for carrying out a treatment, in particular, but not exclusively, an operation for mounting or dismounting a tire on or from a rim of a wheel, said method possibly being implemented automatically, without the need to manually enter the information necessary to perform the desired treatment, thus avoiding data entry errors and their adverse consequences.
  • motor vehicle wheels are already known whose components, namely the rim, the tire and a possible safety support comprise respective identification elements automatically verifiable to allow, after assembly or assembly of the components in a wheel vehicle, a check of the components to check that they are compatible with each other and to generate, in the event of incompatibility, an appropriate alarm signal (see in this respect the international patent application published under No. WO 02/09957 .
  • the information transmitted to the receiver is used to warn the driver of an automobile of an anomaly, such as, for example, insufficient pressure inside the tire cavity, a puncture, a rapid loss of pressure, a bursting, or to serve as parameters for an assistance member for driving a vehicle, such as an ESP type device, a device anti-lock type (ABS) or anti-skid type device.
  • an anomaly such as, for example, insufficient pressure inside the tire cavity, a puncture, a rapid loss of pressure, a bursting
  • an assistance member for driving a vehicle such as an ESP type device, a device anti-lock type (ABS) or anti-skid type device.
  • step c) the consultation of the medium (s) of information and the transmission of the data or data between the information medium (s) and the processing machine can be carried out through a radio communication.
  • step c) the consultation of the information medium (s) and the transmission of the data or data between the information medium (s) and the processing machine can be carried out thanks to a reading optical.
  • Each component of said set may be provided with an automatically searchable information carrier capable of providing, when viewed, data relating to the type and dimensions of the corresponding component of said set.
  • each component of said set may be provided with an automatically searchable information carrier capable of providing, when viewed, identification data relating to the corresponding component of said set.
  • the programmable data management unit comprises a memory containing a correspondence table comprising the identification data of all the components that can be assembled in the same set and, for each identification data, a plurality of data relating to the type and dimensions of the corresponding component.
  • said information carrier comprises a label readable by one of the channels comprising the electronic channel (air) and the optical channel.
  • the consultation and transmission means comprises a first radio transmitter / receiver connected to the programmable data management unit, and a second radio transmitter / receiver included in said tag.
  • the means of consultation and transmission comprises an optical reader adapted to read a code carried by said label.
  • the processing device 1 comprises a processing machine 2, for example an automatic tire assembly / disassembly machine capable of carrying out a desired treatment on a multicomponent assembly 3, for example a motor vehicle wheel, comprising a rim 4, a tire 5 and optionally a safety support 6 intended to allow a temporary rolling of a vehicle equipped with such a wheel during a partial or total pressure drop inside the tire cavity 5 of said wheel.
  • a processing machine 2 for example an automatic tire assembly / disassembly machine capable of carrying out a desired treatment on a multicomponent assembly 3, for example a motor vehicle wheel, comprising a rim 4, a tire 5 and optionally a safety support 6 intended to allow a temporary rolling of a vehicle equipped with such a wheel during a partial or total pressure drop inside the tire cavity 5 of said wheel.
  • the figure 2 illustrates, in cross section, a mounted assembly or wheel 3 of known type, in a run-flat state, that is to say in a deflated state of the tire 5.
  • each of the components 4, 5 and 6 of the wheel 3 comprises, in a manner known per se, an information carrier 7, 8 or 9, respectively.
  • each information carrier 7, 8 or 9 carries or contains at least one piece of data that can be used to carry out a desired treatment on the wheel 3, in particular the data necessary to perform a prior adjustment of the assembly / disassembly machine 2 before a disassembly operation or an assembly operation on the wheel 3.
  • the figure 2 shows a known example of implantation of the information carriers 7, 8 and 9 in a wheel 3.
  • the information carriers 7, 8 and 9 are arranged against a wall of the corresponding component and held for example by gluing.
  • the information carrier 8 associated with the tire 5 is disposed against the inner face of the tread 5a of the tire 5 and fixed to the tread by gluing.
  • the information carriers 7, 8 and 9 can be integrated or embedded, in known manner, in one or other of the walls of the corresponding component 4, 5 or 6.
  • an inflation valve 10 in fluid communication with the internal cavity of the tire 5.
  • the information carriers 7, 8 and 9 can take a multiplicity of forms, such as for example an electronic tag such as a transponder, a memory element of the ROM or RAM type, etc.
  • the figure 4 shows, in a schematic way, an electronic label more evolved than that of the figure 3 , which can also be used to form one or the other of the information carriers 7, 8 or 9, in the case where the electronic tag must also be capable of providing an indication of the value of the pressure at the inside the tire cavity 5 of the wheel 3.
  • the electronic label of the figure 4 elements which are identical or which play the same role as those of the electronic label of the figure 3 are designated by the same reference numbers and will not be described again in detail.
  • the electronic tag of the figure 4 differs from that of figure 3 in that it further comprises a pressure sensor 16 capable of measuring the pressure in the cavity of the tire 5.
  • a pressure sensor 16 is preferably used which does not require a power supply, such as, for example a sensor of piezoelectric type, in order to save the energy of the battery or battery 15.
  • a power supply such as, for example a sensor of piezoelectric type
  • the electronic tag can also be used advantageously in the case where the wheel or the vehicle is equipped with a system allowing the monitoring of the pressure of the tires at rest as during taxiing.
  • the automatic assembly / disassembly machine 2 comprises several functional components, such as for example a turntable provided with gripping, centering, clamping and / or tire rim blocking members, a wheel loader, rim loader or wheel loader.
  • pneumatic device capable of loading a complete wheel or a wheel rim on said turntable according to whether to carry out an operation of disassembly or assembly operation, at least one movable arm having a tool head at its free end, a tire dismounting tool attached to said tool head, a tire mounting tool, which is also attached to said tool head or attached to another tool head of another moving arm, etc.
  • the automatic tire assembly / disassembly machine comprises, in known manner, a programmable data management unit 17, for example a microprocessor, and a memory 18, which may be an internal memory of the microprocessor 17 or a external memory connected to the microprocessor.
  • the microprocessor 17 is designed, in known manner, to adjust the various functional components of the machine 2 before each tire mounting or dismounting operation on the basis of data that is introduced in the memory 18 and which relates to the type and to the dimensions of a vehicle wheel or components of a vehicle wheel on which disassembly and / or tire mounting operations are to be performed, for example to repair a flat tire or to replace a worn or exploded tire by a new tire and possibly also to replace a safety support damaged by a new safety support.
  • the microprocessor 17 is also designed, in known manner, to then manage the operation of the functional organs of the machine 2 during disassembly and / or mounting operations themselves, on the basis of a program stored in the memory 18.
  • the data necessary for the prior adjustment of the functional organs of the machine 2 in order to adapt it to each wheel to be mounted or disassembled are entered manually by an operator assigned to the machine 2 using a keyboard, to be entered in the memory 18.
  • the automatic tire assembly / disassembly machine comprises, in place of the aforementioned keyboard or in addition thereto, at least one transmitter / receiver 19 which is connected to the microprocessor 17 by an appropriate link 21, for example an RS 232 serial link or a CAN type link or other field network.
  • the transmitter / receiver 19 is designed to be able to establish two-way wireless communication with the transmitter / receiver 12 of the electronic label 7, 8 or 9 of the figure 3 or 4 .
  • the transmitter section 19a of the transceiver 19 may be designed to transmit an interrogation or pacing signal at a frequency of 125 Khz for a duration of 2 to 3 seconds each time a wheel 3 or a component of the wheel 3 is loaded in the machine 2.
  • the transmitter / receiver 19 can be installed on the automatic charger and the latter can furthermore comprise a suitable switch, for example an electromechanical switch or an opto-electronic switch, a proximity switch or any other sensor sensitive to the presence of a wheel or a wheel component on the charger and able to produce a signal usable for triggering the transmission of said interrogation or stimulation signal by the transmitting section 19a of the transmitter / receiver 19 whenever said switch, detector or other sensor is activated by a wheel 3 or a component of the wheel 3 placed on the loader.
  • a suitable switch for example an electromechanical switch or an opto-electronic switch, a proximity switch or any other sensor sensitive to the presence of a wheel or a wheel component on the charger and able to produce a signal usable for triggering the transmission of said interrogation or stimulation signal by the transmitting section 19a of the transmitter / receiver 19 whenever said switch, detector or other sensor is activated by a wheel 3 or a component of the wheel 3 placed on the loader.
  • the receiving section of the transceiver 12 of the electronic label 7, 8 or 9 When the receiving section of the transceiver 12 of the electronic label 7, 8 or 9 receives the interrogation or stimulation signal emitted by the transmitter / receiver 19, it excites the microprocessor 14 which fetches the one or more data contained in the memory 11 and transmits said data, via the transmitting section of the transmitter / receiver 12 to the receiving section 19b of the transmitter / receiver 19, for example in the form of a signal coded at a frequency of 433 Mhz.
  • each of the components 4, 5 and 6 of the wheel 3 comprises an information carrier 7, 8 or 9 such as the electronic label represented on the figure 3
  • the memory 11 of each electronic tag may contain one or more data relating to the type and dimensions of the corresponding component 4, 5 or 6.
  • the coded response signal sent by the transmitting section of the transceiver 12 of each electronic tag 7, 8 or 9 will contain a single code or a code frame according to whether the memory 11 contains one or more data. .
  • the coded response signal may be set to a particular frequency, close to 433 Mhz, but different for each label, and the transmitter / receiver 19, on the machine side 2 comprises a receiving section 19b wide band, able to receive all the frequencies that can be transmitted by the electronic tags 7, 8 and 9.
  • the interrogation or pacing signal emitted by the transmitting section of the transmitter / receiver 19 and the coded response signals sent by the transmitting section of the transceiver 12 of each electronic tag 7, 8 or 9 are synchronized; i.e., the coded response signals are transmitted in a time window of predefined duration after the interrogation or pacing signal has been transmitted.
  • the microprocessor 17 of the machine 2 is capable of rejecting any spurious signal not received in the time window.
  • the coded response signals received by the transmitter / receiver 19 and transmitted to the microprocessor 17 of the machine 2 are stored in the memory 18.
  • the memory 18 associated with the microprocessor 17 or included therein must contain a correspondence table containing the identification data of all the components that can be assembled in the same set, and, for each identification data, a plurality of data relating to the type and dimensions of the corresponding component.
  • the microprocessor 17 is able to verify whether the components loaded in the machine are compatible with each other and, in case of incompatibility it can control the transmission of an appropriate error message on a display and / or the transmission of an appropriate alarm signal, for example an audible signal and / or a light signal.
  • the microprocessor 17 When the microprocessor 17 does not detect any abnormality or incompatibility, it can then control the settings of the machine 2 on the basis of data relating to the type and dimensions of the components, data that have been either automatically transmitted by the electronic tags 7, 8 and 9 to the machine 2, is found by the microprocessor 17 in the memory 18 using the received component identification data and using the correspondence table contained in said memory. Adjustment operations and tire assembly or disassembly operations can then be controlled by the microprocessor 17 and performed as in a conventional automatic tire assembly / disassembly machine.
  • the pressure rollers and the extractor lever are first brought to a distance from the center of the turntable the machine 2 greater than the outer diameter of the tire 5 to allow the establishment and attachment of the wheel 3 on said turntable. Then, after fixing the wheel 3 on the turntable, the pressure rollers are spaced vertically from each other, if necessary, so that the spacing between the rollers is a little larger than the width of the wheel. pneumatic 5, then the rollers and the extractor lever are brought at a distance from the center of the turntable corresponding to the inner diameter of the tire bead. After that, the disassembly operation itself can begin.
  • the machine 2 can know the type of tire (for example: conventional or PAX) of the wheel that is put in place on the machine, because the tools used and the workflow are not the same in all case. Thanks to the invention, the machine 2 can be automatically informed on the type of tire fitted to the wheel which has been installed on the turntable of the machine. If the machine is designed to handle several types of tires, then it will automatically choose the appropriate tools to treat the wheel that has been installed on the turntable or, in a less sophisticated version, it will ask the operator to mount the tools on the tool head or heads of the machine.
  • the type of tire for example: conventional or PAX
  • the machine is designed to automatically handle only one type of tire, thanks to the knowledge of the type of tire on the wheel that has been installed on the machine, the latter will then be able to detect if it is capable of handling said wheel and, as appropriate, to make the necessary adjustments and then perform the desired treatment, or to refuse to perform the treatment by producing for example an alarm signal or displaying an error message indicating that the wheel installed on the machine can not be processed.
  • the figure 5 illustrates a schematic representation of an alternative embodiment of an automatic tire assembly / disassembly machine.
  • the elements that are identical or that play the same role as those of the embodiment of the figure 1 are designated by the same reference numbers assigned the sign ''"and will not be described again in detail.
  • the machine 2 'of the figure 5 differs from the machine 2 from the figure 1 in that the transmitter / receiver 19 is here replaced by an optical reader 19 '.
  • each of the information carriers 7 ', 8' and 9 'carried respectively by the rim 4', the tire 5 'and the possible safety support 6' is constituted by a label bearing an appropriate code, readable optically, for example bar-coded 22 'as shown in FIG. figure 6 .
  • the code 22 'carried by each label 7', 8 'or 9' is a code identifying the corresponding component 4 ', 5' or 6 ', and the memory 18' associated with the microprocessor 17 'or included therein. it contains a lookup table, similar to the case described above where the memory 11 of the electronic tag 7, 8 or 9 contains an identification data.
  • the data or codes read on the labels 7 ', 8' or 9 'by the optical reader 19' are transmitted, without input error, to the microprocessor 17 'which can then, on the basis of the data or the codes received by him, control the appropriate settings of the machine 2 'to suit the components 4', 5 'and 6' of the wheel 3 'brought to said machine.
  • the figure 7 illustrates a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a processing device 1 "which here implements a machine 2" for inflating tires.
  • a processing device 1 which here implements a machine 2 for inflating tires.
  • the elements that are identical or that play the same role as those of the embodiment of the figure 1 are designated by the same reference numbers and will not be described again in detail.
  • each wheel 3 having for example a structure such as that which is partially shown in section on the figure 2 .
  • One of the wheels 3 of the vehicle V is shown with an excessively elongated valve 10 for the convenience of the drawing, said valve 10 having a male connector 23 connected to a female connector 24 at one end of a supply hose 25. compressed air from the inflation machine 2 ".
  • a program contained in the memory 18 of the microprocessor 17 may be provided to compare the value of the pressure in the pressure accumulator 28, measured by the above-mentioned pressure sensor, at two threshold values, respectively lower and upper, in order to start the motor-compressor unit 29 when the measured value of the pressure falls below the lower threshold value, and to stop the motor-compressor unit 29 when the measured value of the pressure reaches the upper threshold value.
  • a pressure switch with two pressure thresholds, which starts the motor-compressor unit when the pressure in the accumulator of pressure 28 falls below a lower threshold value, and stops said motor unit when the pressure in the accumulator 28 reaches an upper threshold value.
  • the inflation machine 2 "comprises a transmitter / receiver 19 adapted to emit an interrogation or stimulation signal to the information carriers 4, 5 and 6 of the wheel 3 of the vehicle V whose valve 10 is connected to the pipe 25 and to receive the coded signals returned by the information carriers 4, 5 and 6, which are for example constituted by electronic tags similar to those shown in FIG. figure 3 or in the figure 4 .
  • the memory 11 of the electronic tag associated with the rim 4 or the tire 5 contains, instead of or in addition to the data relating to the type and the dimensions of the component 4 or 5 corresponding, a datum allowing to set a set value for the inflation pressure of the tire 5 of the corresponding wheel 3.
  • the memory 18 contains a correspondence table, it is not absolutely essential that the memory 11 of the electronic label 7 or 8 associated with the rim 4 or the tire 5 contain a set value for the pressure of inflating the corresponding tire.
  • the emitting section 19a and the receiving section 19b of the transmitter / receiver 19 of the inflation machine 2 are respectively connected by flexible cables 31 and 32 to antennas 33 and 34 located near the female connector 24 of the 25.
  • the cables 31 and 32 may be connected to or integrated with the hose 25, at least in its part which is outside the inflation machine 2 ", so as to form a single flexible elongated element with said pipe.
  • transmitters / receivers 12 and 19 at short range, for example less than 1 meter, it can be arranged that the transmitter / receiver 19 of the inflation machine 2 "will receive only the data or data contained therein. in the electronic labels 7, 8 and 9 of the components 4, 5 and 6 of the wheel 3 whose valve 10 is connected to the hose 25.
  • the inflation machine 2 may further comprise a pressure sensor 35 connected, fluidically, to the hose 25 and electrically connected to the microprocessor 17.
  • the pressure sensor measures the actual value of the pressure in the interior cavity of the tire 5 of the wheel 3 and provides the microprocessor 17 with a signal indicative of the actual value of the pressure, preferably a display 36 is also connected to the microprocessor 17, for example to display the actual value of the pressure measured by the pressure sensor 35 or by the pressure sensor 16 ( figure 4 ) if the electronic label 7 or 8 associated with the rim 4 or the tire 5 of the wheel 3, the valve 10 is connected to the hose 25 comprises such a pressure sensor.
  • An inflation cycle can be initialized in different ways.
  • the program contained in the memory 18 of the microprocessor 17 may be designed such that, when the machine 2 "is in standby, the microprocessor 17 excites the transmitter / receiver 19 at regular intervals, for example every 10 seconds so that its transmitting section 19a emits an interrogation or stimulation signal for 2 to 3 seconds, if at that moment the flexible hose 25 has already been connected to the valve 10 of a wheel 3 and if the receiving section 19b of the transmitter / receiver 19 receives a coded response signal from the electronic tags 7, 8 and 9 of said wheel 3 in a window time of predefined duration following the emission of the interrogation or stimulation signal, an inflation cycle is initialized.
  • the transmitter section 19a of the transmitter / receiver 19 could be arranged to transmit the interrogation or stimulation signal to the electronic tags 7, 8 and 9 only in response to the reception by the microprocessor 17 of the transmitter. a signal indicative of pressure generated by the pressure sensor 35 when the hose 25 is connected to the valve 10, or, if the tire 5 is completely deflated, in response to the depression of a start push button (no shown) by a user of the inflation machine 2 ".
  • this temperature may for example be provided by a temperature sensor integrated in the electronic tag 8 associated with the tire 5 and transmitted to the microprocessor 17 by the transmitter / receiver 12 together with the data contained in the invention. memory 11 of this label), information indicating whether it is a front wheel or a rear wheel (this information can be provided by transponders fixed at appropriate places on the vehicle V and able to react to the interrogation or pacing signal emitted by the transmitting section 19a of the transceiver 19), information as to whether the vehicle is weakly charged, moderately charged or heavily charged, or other information.
  • the microprocessor 17 begins by checking whether the real value of the pressure in the cavity of the tire 5, measured by the pressure sensor 35 or 16, is lower than the setpoint value or if it is greater than said setpoint value. If the tire 5 is underinflated, the microprocessor 17 then controls, via a power control circuit (not shown), the opening of the solenoid valve 26 to inflate the tire 5. The operation inflation continues until the actual value of the pressure measured by the pressure sensor 35 or 16 reaches the set value. At this moment, the microprocessor 17 causes the closing of the solenoid valve 26 and the emission of an audible and / or luminous signal warning the user of the inflation machine 2 "that the inflation operation of the tire 5 has been completed. .
  • the microprocessor 17 controls, through another power control circuit (not shown), the opening of the solenoid valve 27 to deflate the tire 5. L deflation operation continues until the actual value of the pressure measured by the pressure sensor 35 or 16 reaches the set point. At this time, the microprocessor causes the closure of the solenoid valve 27 and the emission of the audible and / or light signal warning the user that the inflation operation is complete.
  • the location of the transmitter / receiver 19 or the optical reader 19 ' is not limited to the location indicated above in the description, since it can be arranged in various other places of the automatic tire mounting / dismounting machine 2 or 2 '.
  • Each transmitter / receiver 19 or each optical reader 19 ' can be designed to transmit to the microprocessor 17 or 17' all the data contained in the information carriers 7, 8 and 9 or 7 ', 8' and 9 '.
  • each transmitter / receiver 19 or optical reader 19 ' may be adapted to transmit only specific data to the microprocessor 17 for setting the functional unit (s) in the immediate vicinity of the transmitter / receiver 19 or the reader.
  • optical 19 'concerned may be designed to transmit only specific data
  • optical reader such as the optical reader 19 '
  • the inflation machine 2 "has been described above as an individual machine, that is to say as a machine that can be used as an inflation station, it is obvious that the machine could be associated with or combined with an automatic tire assembly / disassembly machine such as machine 2 of the figure 1 , the microprocessor 17, the memory 18 and the transmitter / receiver 19 may be common to both machines.

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  1. Verfahren zur Durchführung einer Behandlung an einer Einheit (3), umfassend mindestens zwei Komponenten der Gruppe, umfassend eine Felge (4), einen Reifen (5), der geeignet ist, auf der Felge montiert zu werden, und eine Sicherheitsauflage (6), die dazu bestimmt ist, zumindest teilweise ein Laufband (5a) des Reifens unter Bedingungen eines verringerten Drucks oder eines Drucks gleich Null zu tragen, wobei das Verfahren darin besteht:
    a) eine Einheit (3) zu verwenden, bei der mindestens eine der Komponenten (4, 5 oder 6) mit einem Informationsträger (7, 8 oder 9) versehen ist, der automatisch konsultierbar und geeignet ist, wenn er konsultiert wird, zumindest ein Datum zu liefern, das verwendet werden kann, um eine gewünschte Behandlung an der Einheit durchzuführen;
    b) die Einheit (3) zu einer Behandlungsmaschine (2) zu führen, die geeignet ist, die gewünschte Behandlung an der Einheit unter der Steuerung einer programmierbaren Datenverwaltungseinheit (17) durchzuführen;
    c) automatisch den Informationsträger (7, 8 oder 9) mindestens einer der Komponenten (4, 5 oder 6) der Einheit (3), die zu der Behandlungsmaschine (2) geführt wird, zu konsultieren und automatisch das mindestens eine Datum an die programmierbare Datenverwaltungseinheit (17) zu übertragen;
    e) die gewünschte Behandlung für die Einheit (3) mit Hilfe der Behandlungsmaschine (2) zu starten und auszuführen,
    wobei das Verfahren dadurch gekennzeichnet ist, dass es zwischen dem Schritt c) und dem Schritt e) einen Schritt d) umfasst, der darin besteht, die Behandlungsmaschine (2) auf Basis des mindestens einen übertragenen Datums einzustellen,
    wobei der Schritt b) darin besteht, die Einheit (3) einer Maschine (2'') zum Aufblasen von Reifen zuzuführen und die Maschine an ein Aufblasventil (10) anzuschließen, das von einer der Komponenten der Einheit getragen wird, und der Schritt e) darin besteht, einen Aufblasvorgang durchzuführen, wobei in Schritt c) automatisch an die programmierbare Datenverwaltungseinheit (17) ein Datum übertragen wird, das es ermöglicht, einen Sollwert für den Aufblasdruck des Reifens (5) zu definieren,
    und wobei in Schritt a) eine Einheit (3) verwendet wird, bei der eine der Komponenten (4, 5 oder 6) einen Drucksensor (16) umfasst, der im Hinblick auf das Fluid mit dem Hohlraum des Reifens (5) in der Einheit (3) im zusammengebauten Zustand in Verbindung steht, und in Schritt c) ferner an die programmierbare Datenverwaltungseinheit (17) der tatsächliche, vom Drucksensor (16) gemessene Druckwert übertragen wird.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in Schritt c) die Konsultation des Informationsträgers (7, 8 oder 9) und die Übertragung des mindestens einen Datums durch einen Funkdialog erfolgen.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass in Schritt c) die Konsultation des Informationsträgers (7, 8 oder 9) und die Übertragung des mindestens einen Datums durch eine optische Ablesung erfolgen.
  4. System zur Durchführung einer Behandlung an einer Einheit (3), umfassend mindestens zwei Komponenten aus der Gruppe, umfassend eine Felge (4), einen Reifen (5), der geeignet ist, auf der Felge montiert zu werden, und eine Sicherheitsauflage (6), die dazu bestimmt ist, zumindest teilweise ein Laufband (5a) des Reifens unter Bedingungen eines verringerten Drucks oder eines Drucks gleich Null zu tragen, wobei das System (1) umfasst:
    a) mindestens einen Informationsträger (7, 8 oder 9), der automatisch konsultiert werden kann, von einer der Komponenten (4, 5 oder 6) der Einheit (3) getragen wird und geeignet ist, wenn er konsultiert wird, zumindest ein Datum zu liefern, das verwendet werden kann, um eine gewünschte Behandlung an der Einheit (3) durchzuführen;
    b) mindestens ein Konsultations- und Übertragungsmittel (19), das geeignet ist, automatisch den Informationsträger (7, 8 oder 9) zu konsultieren und automatisch das mindestens eine Datum an eine programmierbare Datenverwaltungseinheit (17) zu übertragen;
    c) die programmierbare Datenverwaltungseinheit (17);
    d) eine Behandlungsmaschine (2), die geeignet ist, die gewünschte Behandlung an der Einheit (3) unter der Steuerung der programmierbaren Datenverwaltungseinheit (17) durchzuführen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Behandlungsmaschine eine Aufblasmaschine (2'') ist, wobei eine der Komponenten (4, 5 oder 6) der Einheit (3) einen Drucksensor (16) trägt, der im Hinblick auf das Fluid mit dem Hohlraum des Reifens (5) in der Einheit (3) im zusammengebauten Zustand in Verbindung steht.
  5. System nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Komponente (4, 5 oder 6) der Einheit (3) mit einem Informationsträger (7, 8 oder 9) versehen ist, der automatisch konsultierbar und geeignet ist, wenn er konsultiert wird, Daten zum Typ und zu den Abmessungen der entsprechenden Komponente der Einheit zu liefern.
  6. System nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jede Komponente (4, 5 oder 6) der Einheit (3) mit einem Informationsträger (7, 8 oder 9) versehen ist, der automatisch konsultierbar und geeignet ist, wenn er konsultiert wird, ein Identifikationsdatum zu der entsprechenden Komponente der Einheit zu liefern.
  7. System nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die programmierbare Datenverwaltungseinheit (17) einen Speicher (18) umfasst, der eine Übereinstimmungstabelle enthält, umfassend die Identifikationsdaten aller Komponenten (4, 5, 6), die in einer selben Einheit (3) zusammengefasst werden können, und für jedes Identifikationsdatum eine Vielzahl von Daten zum Typ und zu den Abmessungen der entsprechenden Komponente.
  8. System nach einem der Ansprüche 4 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Informationsträger (7, 8 oder 9) ein Etikett umfasst, das von einem der Wege, umfassend den elektronischen Weg (Funk) und den optischen Weg, lesbar ist.
  9. System nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Konsultations- und Übertragungsmittel (19) einen ersten Funksender/-empfänger (19), der an die programmierbare Datenverwaltungseinheit (17) angeschlossen ist, und einen zweiten Funksender/-empfänger (12) umfasst, der in das Etikett (7, 8 oder 9) eingeschlossen ist.
  10. System nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Konsultations- und Übertragungsmittel einen optischen Leser (19') umfasst, der geeignet ist, einen von dem Etikett (7', 8' oder 9') getragenen Code zu lesen.
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